perf(tree): optimize path parsing using strings.Count (#4246)

Co-authored-by: 1911860538 <alxps1911@gmail.com>

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-- With issues:
-  - Use the search tool before opening a new issue.
-  - Please provide source code and commit sha if you found a bug.
-  - Review existing issues and provide feedback or react to them.
-
-## Description
-
-<!-- Description of a problem -->
-
-## How to reproduce
-
-<!-- The smallest possible code example to show the problem that can be compiled, like -->
-```
-package main
-
-import (
-	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	g := gin.Default()
-	g.GET("/hello/:name", func(c *gin.Context) {
-		c.String(200, "Hello %s", c.Param("name"))
-	})
-	g.Run(":9000")
-}
-```
-
-## Expectations
-
-<!-- Your expectation result of 'curl' command, like -->
-```
-$ curl http://localhost:9000/hello/world
-Hello world
-```
-
-## Actual result
-
-<!-- Actual result showing the problem -->
-```
-$ curl -i http://localhost:9000/hello/world
-<YOUR RESULT>
-```
-
-## Environment
-
-- go version:
-- gin version (or commit ref):
-- operating system:

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: Bug Report
+description: Found something you weren't expecting? Report it here!
+labels: ["type/bug"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        NOTE: If your issue is a security concern, please send an email to appleboy.tw@gmail.com instead of opening a public issue.
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        1. Please speak English, this is the language all maintainers can speak and write.
+        2. Please ask questions problems on our Discussions Forum (https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/discussions).
+        3. Make sure you are using the latest release and
+           take a moment to check that your issue hasn't been reported before.
+  - type: textarea
+    id: description
+    attributes:
+      label: Description
+      description: |
+        Please provide a description of your issue here, with a URL if you were able to reproduce the issue (see below)
+  - type: input
+    id: gin-ver
+    attributes:
+      label: Gin Version
+      description: Gin version (or commit reference) of your instance
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: can-reproduce
+    attributes:
+      label: Can you reproduce the bug?
+      description: |
+        If so, please write the steps to reproduce the bug.
+      options:
+        - "Yes"
+        - "No"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        It's really important to provide pertinent logs
+        Please read https://docs.gitea.com/administration/logging-config#collecting-logs-for-help
+        In addition, if your problem relates to git commands set `RUN_MODE=dev` at the top of app.ini
+  - type: textarea
+    id: source-code
+    attributes:
+      label: Source Code
+      description: If this issue involves source code, please provide a minimal reproducible example
+  - type: input
+    id: go-ver
+    attributes:
+      label: Go Version
+      description: The version of Go running on the server
+  - type: input
+    id: os-ver
+    attributes:
+      label: Operating System
+      description: The operating system you are using to run Gin

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: Go.dev API Documentation
+    url: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/gin-gonic/gin
+    about: Comprehensive API documentation for Gin.
+  - name: Gin User Guides
+    url: https://gin-gonic.com/
+    about: In-depth user guides and tutorials for using Gin.
+  - name: Discussions Forum
+    url: https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/discussions
+    about: Questions and configuration or deployment problems can also be discussed.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature-request.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+name: Feature Request
+description: Got an idea for a feature that Gin doesn't have currently?  Submit your idea here!
+labels: ["type/proposal"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        1. Please speak English, this is the language all maintainers can speak and write.
+        2. Please ask questions problems on our Discussions Forum (https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/discussions).
+        3. Please take a moment to check that your feature hasn't already been suggested.
+  - type: textarea
+    id: description
+    attributes:
+      label: Feature Description
+      placeholder: |
+        I think it would be great if Gin had...
+    validations:
+      required: true

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-- With pull requests:
-  - Open your pull request against `master`
-  - Your pull request should have no more than two commits, if not you should squash them.
-  - It should pass all tests in the available continuous integration systems such as GitHub Actions.
-  - You should add/modify tests to cover your proposed code changes.
-  - If your pull request contains a new feature, please document it on the README.
+# Pull Request Checklist
 
+Please ensure your pull request meets the following requirements:
+
+- [ ] Open your pull request against the `master` branch.
+- [ ] All tests pass in available continuous integration systems (e.g., GitHub Actions).
+- [ ] Tests are added or modified as needed to cover code changes.
+- [ ] If the pull request introduces a new feature, the feature is documented in the `docs/doc.md`.
+
+Thank you for contributing!

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 version: 2
 updates:
-  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
-    directory: /
-    schedule:
-      interval: weekly
   - package-ecosystem: gomod
     directory: /
     schedule:
-      interval: weekly
+      interval: daily
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: /
+    groups:
+      actions:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ jobs:
           # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4

.github/workflows/gin.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up Go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        go: ["1.23", "1.24", "1.25"]
+        go: ["1.24", "1.25"]
         test-tags:
           [
             "",
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: false
 
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.ref }}
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make test
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         with:
           flags: ${{ matrix.os }},go-${{ matrix.go }},${{ matrix.test-tags }}
 
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner in repo mode
         uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@0.33.1
         with:
-          scan-type: 'fs'
+          scan-type: "fs"
           ignore-unfixed: true
-          format: 'table'
-          exit-code: '1'
-          severity: 'CRITICAL,HIGH,MEDIUM'
+          format: "table"
+          exit-code: "1"
+          severity: "CRITICAL,HIGH,MEDIUM"

.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up Go

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,13 +1,41 @@
-## Contributing
+# Contributing
 
-- With issues:
-  - Use the search tool before opening a new issue.
-  - Please provide source code and commit sha if you found a bug.
+We welcome both issue reports and pull requests! Please follow these guidelines to help maintainers respond effectively.
+
+## Issues
+
+- **Before opening a new issue:**
+  - Use the search tool to check for existing issues or feature requests.
   - Review existing issues and provide feedback or react to them.
+  - Use English for all communications — it is the language all maintainers read and write.
+  - For questions, configuration or deployment problems, please use the [Discussions Forum](https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/discussions).
+  - For bug reports involving sensitive security issues, email <appleboy.tw@gmail.com> instead of posting publicly.
 
-- With pull requests:
-  - Open your pull request against `master`
-  - Your pull request should have no more than two commits, if not you should squash them.
-  - It should pass all tests in the available continuous integration systems such as GitHub Actions.
-  - You should add/modify tests to cover your proposed code changes.
-  - If your pull request contains a new feature, please document it on the README.
+- **Reporting a bug:**
+  - Please provide a clear description of your issue, and a minimal reproducible code example if possible.
+  - Include the Gin version (or commit reference), Go version, and operating system.
+  - Indicate whether you can reproduce the bug and describe steps to do so.
+  - Attach relevant logs per [Logging Documentation](https://docs.gitea.com/administration/logging-config#collecting-logs-for-help).
+
+- **Feature requests:**
+  - Before opening a request, check that a similar idea hasn’t already been suggested.
+  - Clearly describe your proposed feature and its benefits.
+
+_For API Documentation, User Guides, and more, see:_
+
+- [Go.dev API Documentation](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/gin-gonic/gin)
+- [Gin User Guides](https://gin-gonic.com/)
+- [Discussions Forum](https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/discussions)
+
+## Pull Requests
+
+Please ensure your pull request meets the following requirements:
+
+- Open your pull request against the `master` branch.
+- Your pull request should have no more than two commits — squash them if necessary.
+- All tests pass in available continuous integration systems (e.g., GitHub Actions).
+- Add or modify tests to cover your code changes.
+- If your pull request introduces a new feature, document it in [`docs/doc.md`](docs/doc.md), not in the README.
+- Follow the checklist in the [Pull Request Template](.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md:1).
+
+Thank you for contributing!

README.md

@@ -9,46 +9,54 @@
 [![Sourcegraph](https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/-/badge.svg)](https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/gin-gonic/gin?badge)
 [![Open Source Helpers](https://www.codetriage.com/gin-gonic/gin/badges/users.svg)](https://www.codetriage.com/gin-gonic/gin)
 [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/gin-gonic/gin.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin/releases)
-[![TODOs](https://badgen.net/https/api.tickgit.com/badgen/github.com/gin-gonic/gin)](https://www.tickgit.com/browse?repo=github.com/gin-gonic/gin)
 
-Gin is a web framework written in [Go](https://go.dev/). It features a martini-like API with performance that is up to 40 times faster thanks to [httprouter](https://github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter).
-If you need performance and good productivity, you will love Gin.
+## 📰 [Announcing Gin 1.11.0!](https://gin-gonic.com/en/blog/news/gin-1-11-0-release-announcement/)
 
-**Gin's key features are:**
+Read about the latest features and improvements in Gin 1.11.0 on our official blog.
 
-- Zero allocation router
-- Speed
-- Middleware support
-- Crash-free
-- JSON validation
-- Route grouping
-- Error management
-- Built-in rendering
-- Extensible
+---
 
-## Getting started
+Gin is a high-performance HTTP web framework written in [Go](https://go.dev/). It provides a Martini-like API but with significantly better performance—up to 40 times faster—thanks to [httprouter](https://github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter). Gin is designed for building REST APIs, web applications, and microservices where speed and developer productivity are essential.
+
+**Why choose Gin?**
+
+Gin combines the simplicity of Express.js-style routing with Go's performance characteristics, making it ideal for:
+
+- Building high-throughput REST APIs
+- Developing microservices that need to handle many concurrent requests
+- Creating web applications that require fast response times
+- Prototyping web services quickly with minimal boilerplate
+
+**Gin's key features:**
+
+- **Zero allocation router** - Extremely memory-efficient routing with no heap allocations
+- **High performance** - Benchmarks show superior speed compared to other Go web frameworks
+- **Middleware support** - Extensible middleware system for authentication, logging, CORS, etc.
+- **Crash-free** - Built-in recovery middleware prevents panics from crashing your server
+- **JSON validation** - Automatic request/response JSON binding and validation
+- **Route grouping** - Organize related routes and apply common middleware
+- **Error management** - Centralized error handling and logging
+- **Built-in rendering** - Support for JSON, XML, HTML templates, and more
+- **Extensible** - Large ecosystem of community middleware and plugins
+
+## Getting Started
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-Gin requires [Go](https://go.dev/) version [1.23](https://go.dev/doc/devel/release#go1.23.0) or above.
+- **Go version**: Gin requires [Go](https://go.dev/) version [1.24](https://go.dev/doc/devel/release#go1.24.0) or above
+- **Basic Go knowledge**: Familiarity with Go syntax and package management is helpful
 
-### Getting Gin
+### Installation
 
-With [Go's module support](https://go.dev/wiki/Modules#how-to-use-modules), `go [build|run|test]` automatically fetches the necessary dependencies when you add the import in your code:
+With [Go's module support](https://go.dev/wiki/Modules#how-to-use-modules), simply import Gin in your code and Go will automatically fetch it during build:
 
-```sh
+```go
 import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 ```
 
-Alternatively, use `go get`:
+### Your First Gin Application
 
-```sh
-go get -u github.com/gin-gonic/gin
-```
-
-### Running Gin
-
-A basic example:
+Here's a complete example that demonstrates Gin's simplicity:
 
 ```go
 package main
@@ -60,59 +68,80 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
+  // Create a Gin router with default middleware (logger and recovery)
   r := gin.Default()
+  
+  // Define a simple GET endpoint
   r.GET("/ping", func(c *gin.Context) {
+    // Return JSON response
     c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
       "message": "pong",
     })
   })
-  r.Run() // listen and serve on 0.0.0.0:8080 (for windows "localhost:8080")
+  
+  // Start server on port 8080 (default)
+  // Server will listen on 0.0.0.0:8080 (localhost:8080 on Windows)
+  r.Run()
 }
 ```
 
-To run the code, use the `go run` command, like:
+**Running the application:**
 
-```sh
-go run example.go
-```
+1. Save the code above as `main.go`
+2. Run the application:
 
-Then visit [`0.0.0.0:8080/ping`](http://0.0.0.0:8080/ping) in your browser to see the response!
+   ```sh
+   go run main.go
+   ```
 
-### See more examples
+3. Open your browser and visit [`http://localhost:8080/ping`](http://localhost:8080/ping)
+4. You should see: `{"message":"pong"}`
 
-#### Quick Start
+**What this example demonstrates:**
 
-Learn and practice with the [Gin Quick Start](docs/doc.md), which includes API examples and builds tag.
+- Creating a Gin router with default middleware
+- Defining HTTP endpoints with simple handler functions
+- Returning JSON responses
+- Starting an HTTP server
 
-#### Examples
+### Next Steps
 
-A number of ready-to-run examples demonstrating various use cases of Gin are available in the [Gin examples](https://github.com/gin-gonic/examples) repository.
+After running your first Gin application, explore these resources to learn more:
 
-## Documentation
+#### 📚 Learning Resources
 
-See the [API documentation on go.dev](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/gin-gonic/gin).
+- **[Gin Quick Start Guide](docs/doc.md)** - Comprehensive tutorial with API examples and build configurations
+- **[Example Repository](https://github.com/gin-gonic/examples)** - Ready-to-run examples demonstrating various Gin use cases:
+  - REST API development
+  - Authentication & middleware
+  - File uploads and downloads
+  - WebSocket connections
+  - Template rendering
 
-The documentation is also available on [gin-gonic.com](https://gin-gonic.com) in several languages:
+## 📖 Documentation
 
-- [English](https://gin-gonic.com/en/docs/)
-- [简体中文](https://gin-gonic.com/zh-cn/docs/)
-- [繁體中文](https://gin-gonic.com/zh-tw/docs/)
-- [日本語](https://gin-gonic.com/ja/docs/)
-- [Español](https://gin-gonic.com/es/docs/)
-- [한국어](https://gin-gonic.com/ko-kr/docs/)
-- [Turkish](https://gin-gonic.com/tr/docs/)
-- [Persian](https://gin-gonic.com/fa/docs/)
-- [Português](https://gin-gonic.com/pt/docs/)
-- [Russian](https://gin-gonic.com/ru/docs/)
-- [Indonesian](https://gin-gonic.com/id/docs/)
+### API Reference
 
-### Articles
+- **[Go.dev API Documentation](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/gin-gonic/gin)** - Complete API reference with examples
 
-- [Tutorial: Developing a RESTful API with Go and Gin](https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/web-service-gin)
+### User Guides
 
-## Benchmarks
+The comprehensive documentation is available on [gin-gonic.com](https://gin-gonic.com) in multiple languages:
 
-Gin uses a custom version of [HttpRouter](https://github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter), [see all benchmarks](/BENCHMARKS.md).
+- [English](https://gin-gonic.com/en/docs/) | [简体中文](https://gin-gonic.com/zh-cn/docs/) | [繁體中文](https://gin-gonic.com/zh-tw/docs/)
+- [日本語](https://gin-gonic.com/ja/docs/) | [한국어](https://gin-gonic.com/ko-kr/docs/) | [Español](https://gin-gonic.com/es/docs/)
+- [Turkish](https://gin-gonic.com/tr/docs/) | [Persian](https://gin-gonic.com/fa/docs/) | [Português](https://gin-gonic.com/pt/docs/)
+- [Russian](https://gin-gonic.com/ru/docs/) | [Indonesian](https://gin-gonic.com/id/docs/)
+
+### Official Tutorials
+
+- [Go.dev Tutorial: Developing a RESTful API with Go and Gin](https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/web-service-gin)
+
+## ⚡ Performance Benchmarks
+
+Gin demonstrates exceptional performance compared to other Go web frameworks. It uses a custom version of [HttpRouter](https://github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter) for maximum efficiency. [View detailed benchmarks →](/BENCHMARKS.md)
+
+**Gin vs. Other Go Frameworks** (GitHub API routing benchmark):
 
 | Benchmark name                 |       (1) |             (2) |          (3) |             (4) |
 | ------------------------------ | --------: | --------------: | -----------: | --------------: |
@@ -152,23 +181,44 @@ Gin uses a custom version of [HttpRouter](https://github.com/julienschmidt/httpr
 - (3): Heap Memory (B/op), lower is better
 - (4): Average Allocations per Repetition (allocs/op), lower is better
 
-## Middleware
+## 🔌 Middleware Ecosystem
 
-You can find many useful Gin middlewares at [gin-contrib](https://github.com/gin-contrib) and [gin-gonic/contrib](https://github.com/gin-gonic/contrib).
+Gin has a rich ecosystem of middleware for common web development needs. Explore community-contributed middleware:
 
-## Uses
+- **[gin-contrib](https://github.com/gin-contrib)** - Official middleware collection including:
+  - Authentication (JWT, Basic Auth, Sessions)
+  - CORS, Rate limiting, Compression
+  - Logging, Metrics, Tracing
+  - Static file serving, Template engines
+  
+- **[gin-gonic/contrib](https://github.com/gin-gonic/contrib)** - Additional community middleware
 
-Here are some awesome projects that are using the [Gin](https://github.com/gin-gonic/gin) web framework.
+## 🏢 Production Usage
 
-- [gorush](https://github.com/appleboy/gorush): A push notification server.
-- [fnproject](https://github.com/fnproject/fn): A container native, cloud agnostic serverless platform.
-- [photoprism](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism): Personal photo management powered by Google TensorFlow.
-- [lura](https://github.com/luraproject/lura): Ultra performant API Gateway with middleware.
-- [picfit](https://github.com/thoas/picfit): An image resizing server.
-- [dkron](https://github.com/distribworks/dkron): Distributed, fault tolerant job scheduling system.
+Gin powers many high-traffic applications and services in production:
 
-## Contributing
+- **[gorush](https://github.com/appleboy/gorush)** - High-performance push notification server
+- **[fnproject](https://github.com/fnproject/fn)** - Container-native, serverless platform
+- **[photoprism](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism)** - AI-powered personal photo management
+- **[lura](https://github.com/luraproject/lura)** - Ultra-performant API Gateway framework
+- **[picfit](https://github.com/thoas/picfit)** - Real-time image processing server
+- **[dkron](https://github.com/distribworks/dkron)** - Distributed job scheduling system
 
-Gin is the work of hundreds of contributors. We appreciate your help!
+## 🤝 Contributing
 
-Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on submitting patches and the contribution workflow.
+Gin is the work of hundreds of contributors from around the world. We welcome and appreciate your contributions!
+
+### How to Contribute
+
+- 🐛 **Report bugs** - Help us identify and fix issues
+- 💡 **Suggest features** - Share your ideas for improvements
+- 📝 **Improve documentation** - Help make our docs clearer
+- 🔧 **Submit code** - Fix bugs or implement new features
+- 🧪 **Write tests** - Improve our test coverage
+
+### Getting Started with Contributing
+
+1. Check out our [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed guidelines
+2. Join our community discussions and ask questions
+
+**All contributions are valued and help make Gin better for everyone!**

benchmarks_test.go

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func BenchmarkOneRouteString(B *testing.B) {
 	runRequest(B, router, http.MethodGet, "/text")
 }
 
-func BenchmarkManyRoutesFist(B *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkManyRoutesFirst(B *testing.B) {
 	router := New()
 	router.Any("/ping", func(c *Context) {})
 	runRequest(B, router, http.MethodGet, "/ping")

binding/form_mapping.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package binding
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
@@ -230,9 +231,12 @@ func setByForm(value reflect.Value, field reflect.StructField, form map[string][
 
 	switch value.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Slice:
-		if !ok {
-			vs = []string{opt.defaultValue}
+		if len(vs) == 0 {
+			if !opt.isDefaultExists {
+				return false, nil
+			}
 
+			vs = []string{opt.defaultValue}
 			// pre-process the default value for multi if present
 			cfTag := field.Tag.Get("collection_format")
 			if cfTag == "" || cfTag == "multi" {
@@ -250,9 +254,12 @@ func setByForm(value reflect.Value, field reflect.StructField, form map[string][
 
 		return true, setSlice(vs, value, field)
 	case reflect.Array:
-		if !ok {
-			vs = []string{opt.defaultValue}
+		if len(vs) == 0 {
+			if !opt.isDefaultExists {
+				return false, nil
+			}
 
+			vs = []string{opt.defaultValue}
 			// pre-process the default value for multi if present
 			cfTag := field.Tag.Get("collection_format")
 			if cfTag == "" || cfTag == "multi" {
@@ -489,9 +496,7 @@ func setFormMap(ptr any, form map[string][]string) error {
 		if !ok {
 			return ErrConvertMapStringSlice
 		}
-		for k, v := range form {
-			ptrMap[k] = v
-		}
+		maps.Copy(ptrMap, form)
 
 		return nil
 	}

binding/form_mapping_test.go

@@ -635,3 +635,83 @@ func TestMappingCustomArrayForm(t *testing.T) {
 	expected, _ := convertTo(val)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, s.FileData)
 }
+
+func TestMappingEmptyValues(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("slice with default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var s struct {
+			Slice []int `form:"slice,default=5"`
+		}
+
+		// field not present
+		err := mappingByPtr(&s, formSource{}, "form")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []int{5}, s.Slice)
+
+		// field present but empty
+		err = mappingByPtr(&s, formSource{"slice": {}}, "form")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []int{5}, s.Slice)
+
+		// field present with values
+		err = mappingByPtr(&s, formSource{"slice": {"1", "2", "3"}}, "form")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []int{1, 2, 3}, s.Slice)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("array with default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var s struct {
+			Array [1]int `form:"array,default=5"`
+		}
+
+		// field not present
+		err := mappingByPtr(&s, formSource{}, "form")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, [1]int{5}, s.Array)
+
+		// field present but empty
+		err = mappingByPtr(&s, formSource{"array": {}}, "form")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, [1]int{5}, s.Array)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("slice without default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var s struct {
+			Slice []int `form:"slice"`
+		}
+
+		// field present but empty
+		err := mappingByPtr(&s, formSource{"slice": {}}, "form")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []int(nil), s.Slice)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("array without default", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var s struct {
+			Array [1]int `form:"array"`
+		}
+
+		// field present but empty
+		err := mappingByPtr(&s, formSource{"array": {}}, "form")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, [1]int{0}, s.Array)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("slice with collection format", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var s struct {
+			SliceMulti []int `form:"slice_multi,default=1;2;3" collection_format:"multi"`
+			SliceCsv   []int `form:"slice_csv,default=1;2;3" collection_format:"csv"`
+		}
+
+		// field not present
+		err := mappingByPtr(&s, formSource{}, "form")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []int{1, 2, 3}, s.SliceMulti)
+		assert.Equal(t, []int{1, 2, 3}, s.SliceCsv)
+
+		// field present but empty
+		err = mappingByPtr(&s, formSource{"slice_multi": {}, "slice_csv": {}}, "form")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []int{1, 2, 3}, s.SliceMulti)
+		assert.Equal(t, []int{1, 2, 3}, s.SliceCsv)
+	})
+}

context.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"log"
+	"maps"
 	"math"
 	"mime/multipart"
 	"net"
@@ -130,11 +131,8 @@ func (c *Context) Copy() *Context {
 	cp.fullPath = c.fullPath
 
 	cKeys := c.Keys
-	cp.Keys = make(map[any]any, len(cKeys))
 	c.mu.RLock()
-	for k, v := range cKeys {
-		cp.Keys[k] = v
-	}
+	cp.Keys = maps.Clone(cKeys)
 	c.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	cParams := c.Params
@@ -272,7 +270,7 @@ func (c *Context) Error(err error) *Error {
 /************************************/
 
 // Set is used to store a new key/value pair exclusively for this context.
-// It also lazy initializes  c.Keys if it was not used previously.
+// It also lazy initializes c.Keys if it was not used previously.
 func (c *Context) Set(key any, value any) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
@@ -308,165 +306,175 @@ func getTyped[T any](c *Context, key any) (res T) {
 }
 
 // GetString returns the value associated with the key as a string.
-func (c *Context) GetString(key any) (s string) {
+func (c *Context) GetString(key any) string {
 	return getTyped[string](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetBool returns the value associated with the key as a boolean.
-func (c *Context) GetBool(key any) (b bool) {
+func (c *Context) GetBool(key any) bool {
 	return getTyped[bool](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetInt returns the value associated with the key as an integer.
-func (c *Context) GetInt(key any) (i int) {
+func (c *Context) GetInt(key any) int {
 	return getTyped[int](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetInt8 returns the value associated with the key as an integer 8.
-func (c *Context) GetInt8(key any) (i8 int8) {
+func (c *Context) GetInt8(key any) int8 {
 	return getTyped[int8](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetInt16 returns the value associated with the key as an integer 16.
-func (c *Context) GetInt16(key any) (i16 int16) {
+func (c *Context) GetInt16(key any) int16 {
 	return getTyped[int16](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetInt32 returns the value associated with the key as an integer 32.
-func (c *Context) GetInt32(key any) (i32 int32) {
+func (c *Context) GetInt32(key any) int32 {
 	return getTyped[int32](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetInt64 returns the value associated with the key as an integer 64.
-func (c *Context) GetInt64(key any) (i64 int64) {
+func (c *Context) GetInt64(key any) int64 {
 	return getTyped[int64](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetUint returns the value associated with the key as an unsigned integer.
-func (c *Context) GetUint(key any) (ui uint) {
+func (c *Context) GetUint(key any) uint {
 	return getTyped[uint](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetUint8 returns the value associated with the key as an unsigned integer 8.
-func (c *Context) GetUint8(key any) (ui8 uint8) {
+func (c *Context) GetUint8(key any) uint8 {
 	return getTyped[uint8](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetUint16 returns the value associated with the key as an unsigned integer 16.
-func (c *Context) GetUint16(key any) (ui16 uint16) {
+func (c *Context) GetUint16(key any) uint16 {
 	return getTyped[uint16](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetUint32 returns the value associated with the key as an unsigned integer 32.
-func (c *Context) GetUint32(key any) (ui32 uint32) {
+func (c *Context) GetUint32(key any) uint32 {
 	return getTyped[uint32](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetUint64 returns the value associated with the key as an unsigned integer 64.
-func (c *Context) GetUint64(key any) (ui64 uint64) {
+func (c *Context) GetUint64(key any) uint64 {
 	return getTyped[uint64](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetFloat32 returns the value associated with the key as a float32.
-func (c *Context) GetFloat32(key any) (f32 float32) {
+func (c *Context) GetFloat32(key any) float32 {
 	return getTyped[float32](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetFloat64 returns the value associated with the key as a float64.
-func (c *Context) GetFloat64(key any) (f64 float64) {
+func (c *Context) GetFloat64(key any) float64 {
 	return getTyped[float64](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetTime returns the value associated with the key as time.
-func (c *Context) GetTime(key any) (t time.Time) {
+func (c *Context) GetTime(key any) time.Time {
 	return getTyped[time.Time](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetDuration returns the value associated with the key as a duration.
-func (c *Context) GetDuration(key any) (d time.Duration) {
+func (c *Context) GetDuration(key any) time.Duration {
 	return getTyped[time.Duration](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetIntSlice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of integers.
-func (c *Context) GetIntSlice(key any) (is []int) {
+func (c *Context) GetIntSlice(key any) []int {
 	return getTyped[[]int](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetInt8Slice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of int8 integers.
-func (c *Context) GetInt8Slice(key any) (i8s []int8) {
+func (c *Context) GetInt8Slice(key any) []int8 {
 	return getTyped[[]int8](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetInt16Slice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of int16 integers.
-func (c *Context) GetInt16Slice(key any) (i16s []int16) {
+func (c *Context) GetInt16Slice(key any) []int16 {
 	return getTyped[[]int16](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetInt32Slice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of int32 integers.
-func (c *Context) GetInt32Slice(key any) (i32s []int32) {
+func (c *Context) GetInt32Slice(key any) []int32 {
 	return getTyped[[]int32](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetInt64Slice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of int64 integers.
-func (c *Context) GetInt64Slice(key any) (i64s []int64) {
+func (c *Context) GetInt64Slice(key any) []int64 {
 	return getTyped[[]int64](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetUintSlice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of unsigned integers.
-func (c *Context) GetUintSlice(key any) (uis []uint) {
+func (c *Context) GetUintSlice(key any) []uint {
 	return getTyped[[]uint](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetUint8Slice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of uint8 integers.
-func (c *Context) GetUint8Slice(key any) (ui8s []uint8) {
+func (c *Context) GetUint8Slice(key any) []uint8 {
 	return getTyped[[]uint8](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetUint16Slice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of uint16 integers.
-func (c *Context) GetUint16Slice(key any) (ui16s []uint16) {
+func (c *Context) GetUint16Slice(key any) []uint16 {
 	return getTyped[[]uint16](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetUint32Slice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of uint32 integers.
-func (c *Context) GetUint32Slice(key any) (ui32s []uint32) {
+func (c *Context) GetUint32Slice(key any) []uint32 {
 	return getTyped[[]uint32](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetUint64Slice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of uint64 integers.
-func (c *Context) GetUint64Slice(key any) (ui64s []uint64) {
+func (c *Context) GetUint64Slice(key any) []uint64 {
 	return getTyped[[]uint64](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetFloat32Slice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of float32 numbers.
-func (c *Context) GetFloat32Slice(key any) (f32s []float32) {
+func (c *Context) GetFloat32Slice(key any) []float32 {
 	return getTyped[[]float32](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetFloat64Slice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of float64 numbers.
-func (c *Context) GetFloat64Slice(key any) (f64s []float64) {
+func (c *Context) GetFloat64Slice(key any) []float64 {
 	return getTyped[[]float64](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetStringSlice returns the value associated with the key as a slice of strings.
-func (c *Context) GetStringSlice(key any) (ss []string) {
+func (c *Context) GetStringSlice(key any) []string {
 	return getTyped[[]string](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetStringMap returns the value associated with the key as a map of interfaces.
-func (c *Context) GetStringMap(key any) (sm map[string]any) {
+func (c *Context) GetStringMap(key any) map[string]any {
 	return getTyped[map[string]any](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetStringMapString returns the value associated with the key as a map of strings.
-func (c *Context) GetStringMapString(key any) (sms map[string]string) {
+func (c *Context) GetStringMapString(key any) map[string]string {
 	return getTyped[map[string]string](c, key)
 }
 
 // GetStringMapStringSlice returns the value associated with the key as a map to a slice of strings.
-func (c *Context) GetStringMapStringSlice(key any) (smss map[string][]string) {
+func (c *Context) GetStringMapStringSlice(key any) map[string][]string {
 	return getTyped[map[string][]string](c, key)
 }
 
+// Delete deletes the key from the Context's Key map, if it exists.
+// This operation is safe to be used by concurrent go-routines
+func (c *Context) Delete(key any) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	if c.Keys != nil {
+		delete(c.Keys, key)
+	}
+}
+
 /************************************/
 /************ INPUT DATA ************/
 /************************************/

context_test.go

@@ -404,6 +404,19 @@ func TestContextSetGetBool(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, c.GetBool("bool"))
 }
 
+func TestSetGetDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	c, _ := CreateTestContext(httptest.NewRecorder())
+	key := "example-key"
+	value := "example-value"
+	c.Set(key, value)
+	val, exists := c.Get(key)
+	assert.True(t, exists)
+	assert.Equal(t, val, value)
+	c.Delete(key)
+	_, exists = c.Get(key)
+	assert.False(t, exists)
+}
+
 func TestContextGetInt(t *testing.T) {
 	c, _ := CreateTestContext(httptest.NewRecorder())
 	c.Set("int", 1)
@@ -1233,7 +1246,7 @@ func TestContextRenderNoContentHTML(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "text/html; charset=utf-8", w.Header().Get("Content-Type"))
 }
 
-// TestContextXML tests that the response is serialized as XML
+// TestContextRenderXML tests that the response is serialized as XML
 // and Content-Type is set to application/xml
 func TestContextRenderXML(t *testing.T) {
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
@@ -3320,7 +3333,7 @@ func TestContextSetCookieData(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "Max-Age=1")
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "HttpOnly")
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "Secure")
-	// SameSite=Lax might be omitted in Go 1.23+ as it's the default
+	// SameSite=Lax might be omitted in Go 1.24+ as it's the default
 	// assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "SameSite=Lax")
 
 	// Test that when Path is empty, "/" is automatically set
@@ -3341,7 +3354,7 @@ func TestContextSetCookieData(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "Max-Age=1")
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "HttpOnly")
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "Secure")
-	// SameSite=Lax might be omitted in Go 1.23+ as it's the default
+	// SameSite=Lax might be omitted in Go 1.24+ as it's the default
 	// assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "SameSite=Lax")
 
 	// Test additional cookie attributes (Expires)
@@ -3364,7 +3377,7 @@ func TestContextSetCookieData(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "Domain=localhost")
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "HttpOnly")
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "Secure")
-	// SameSite=Lax might be omitted in Go 1.23+ as it's the default
+	// SameSite=Lax might be omitted in Go 1.24+ as it's the default
 	// assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "SameSite=Lax")
 
 	// Test for Partitioned attribute (Go 1.18+)
@@ -3384,7 +3397,7 @@ func TestContextSetCookieData(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "Domain=localhost")
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "HttpOnly")
 	assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "Secure")
-	// SameSite=Lax might be omitted in Go 1.23+ as it's the default
+	// SameSite=Lax might be omitted in Go 1.24+ as it's the default
 	// assert.Contains(t, setCookie, "SameSite=Lax")
 	// Not testing for Partitioned attribute as it may not be supported in all Go versions
 

debug.go

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func getMinVer(v string) (uint64, error) {
 
 func debugPrintWARNINGDefault() {
 	if v, e := getMinVer(runtime.Version()); e == nil && v < ginSupportMinGoVer {
-		debugPrint(`[WARNING] Now Gin requires Go 1.23+.
+		debugPrint(`[WARNING] Now Gin requires Go 1.24+.
 
 `)
 	}

debug_test.go

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestDebugPrintWARNINGDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	m, e := getMinVer(runtime.Version())
 	if e == nil && m < ginSupportMinGoVer {
-		assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Now Gin requires Go 1.23+.\n\n[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Creating an Engine instance with the Logger and Recovery middleware already attached.\n\n", re)
+		assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Now Gin requires Go 1.24+.\n\n[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Creating an Engine instance with the Logger and Recovery middleware already attached.\n\n", re)
 	} else {
 		assert.Equal(t, "[GIN-debug] [WARNING] Creating an Engine instance with the Logger and Recovery middleware already attached.\n\n", re)
 	}

ginS/gins.go

@@ -12,17 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-var (
-	once           sync.Once
-	internalEngine *gin.Engine
-)
-
-func engine() *gin.Engine {
-	once.Do(func() {
-		internalEngine = gin.Default()
-	})
-	return internalEngine
-}
+var engine = sync.OnceValue(func() *gin.Engine {
+	return gin.Default()
+})
 
 // LoadHTMLGlob is a wrapper for Engine.LoadHTMLGlob.
 func LoadHTMLGlob(pattern string) {

go.mod

@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
 module github.com/gin-gonic/gin
 
-go 1.23.0
+go 1.24.0
 
 require (
-	github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.14.0
+	github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.14.2
 	github.com/gin-contrib/sse v1.1.0
-	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.27.0
+	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.28.0
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2
 	github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.18.0
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20
 	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.4
-	github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.54.0
+	github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.55.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
-	github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.3.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.42.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.9
+	github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.3.1
+	golang.org/x/net v0.46.0
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/bytedance/gopkg v0.1.3 // indirect
+	github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.6 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.8 // indirect
+	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.10 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
@@ -32,13 +33,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/quic-go/qpack v0.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1 // indirect
-	go.uber.org/mock v0.5.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/arch v0.20.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.40.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.25.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.35.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.27.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.34.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.43.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.28.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.30.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.37.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.14.0 h1:/OfKt8HFw0kh2rj8N0F6C/qPGRESq0BbaNZgcNXXzQQ=
-github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.14.0/go.mod h1:WoEbx8WTcFJfzCe0hbmyTGrfjt8PzNEBdxlNUO24NhA=
-github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.3.0 h1:dskwH8edlzNMctoruo8FPTJDF3vLtDT0sXZwvZJyqeA=
-github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.3.0/go.mod h1:N8A3vUdtUebEY2/VQC0MyhYeKUFosQU6FxH2JmUe6VI=
+github.com/bytedance/gopkg v0.1.3 h1:TPBSwH8RsouGCBcMBktLt1AymVo2TVsBVCY4b6TnZ/M=
+github.com/bytedance/gopkg v0.1.3/go.mod h1:576VvJ+eJgyCzdjS+c4+77QF3p7ubbtiKARP3TxducM=
+github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.14.2 h1:k1twIoe97C1DtYUo+fZQy865IuHia4PR5RPiuGPPIIE=
+github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.14.2/go.mod h1:T80iDELeHiHKSc0C9tubFygiuXoGzrkjKzX2quAx980=
+github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.4.0 h1:olZ7lEqcxtZygCK9EKYKADnpQoYkRQxaeY2NYzevs+o=
+github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.4.0/go.mod h1:AR4NYCk5DdzZizZ5djGqQ92eEhCCcdf5x77udYiSJRo=
 github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.6 h1:t11wG9AECkCDk5fMSoxmufanudBtJ+/HemLstXDLI2M=
 github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.6/go.mod h1:OFcloc187FXDaYHvrNIjxSe8ncn0OOM8gEHfghB2IPU=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.8 h1:FfZ3gj38NjllZIeJAmMhr+qKL8Wu+nOoI3GqacKw1NM=
-github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.8/go.mod h1:ByKUIKGjh1ODkGM1asKUbQZOLGrPjydw3hYPU2YU9t8=
+github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.10 h1:zyueNbySn/z8mJZHLt6IPw0KoZsiQNszIpU+bX4+ZK0=
+github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.10/go.mod h1:d+9Oxyo1wTzWdyVUPMmXFvp4F9tea18J8ufA774AB3s=
 github.com/gin-contrib/sse v1.1.0 h1:n0w2GMuUpWDVp7qSpvze6fAu9iRxJY4Hmj6AmBOU05w=
 github.com/gin-contrib/sse v1.1.0/go.mod h1:hxRZ5gVpWMT7Z0B0gSNYqqsSCNIJMjzvm6fqCz9vjwM=
 github.com/go-playground/assert/v2 v2.2.0 h1:JvknZsQTYeFEAhQwI4qEt9cyV5ONwRHC+lYKSsYSR8s=
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internal/bytesconv/bytesconv_test.go

@@ -81,25 +81,25 @@ func TestStringToBytes(t *testing.T) {
 // go test -v -run=none -bench=^BenchmarkBytesConv -benchmem=true
 
 func BenchmarkBytesConvBytesToStrRaw(b *testing.B) {
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		rawBytesToStr(testBytes)
 	}
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBytesConvBytesToStr(b *testing.B) {
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		BytesToString(testBytes)
 	}
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBytesConvStrToBytesRaw(b *testing.B) {
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		rawStrToBytes(testString)
 	}
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBytesConvStrToBytes(b *testing.B) {
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+	for b.Loop() {
 		StringToBytes(testString)
 	}
 }

logger.go

@@ -103,6 +103,27 @@ func (p *LogFormatterParams) StatusCodeColor() string {
 	}
 }
 
+// LatencyColor is the ANSI color for latency
+func (p *LogFormatterParams) LatencyColor() string {
+	latency := p.Latency
+	switch {
+	case latency < time.Millisecond*100:
+		return white
+	case latency < time.Millisecond*200:
+		return green
+	case latency < time.Millisecond*300:
+		return cyan
+	case latency < time.Millisecond*500:
+		return blue
+	case latency < time.Second:
+		return yellow
+	case latency < time.Second*2:
+		return magenta
+	default:
+		return red
+	}
+}
+
 // MethodColor is the ANSI color for appropriately logging http method to a terminal.
 func (p *LogFormatterParams) MethodColor() string {
 	method := p.Method
@@ -139,20 +160,27 @@ func (p *LogFormatterParams) IsOutputColor() bool {
 
 // defaultLogFormatter is the default log format function Logger middleware uses.
 var defaultLogFormatter = func(param LogFormatterParams) string {
-	var statusColor, methodColor, resetColor string
+	var statusColor, methodColor, resetColor, latencyColor string
 	if param.IsOutputColor() {
 		statusColor = param.StatusCodeColor()
 		methodColor = param.MethodColor()
 		resetColor = param.ResetColor()
+		latencyColor = param.LatencyColor()
 	}
 
-	if param.Latency > time.Minute {
-		param.Latency = param.Latency.Truncate(time.Second)
+	switch {
+	case param.Latency > time.Minute:
+		param.Latency = param.Latency.Truncate(time.Second * 10)
+	case param.Latency > time.Second:
+		param.Latency = param.Latency.Truncate(time.Millisecond * 10)
+	case param.Latency > time.Millisecond:
+		param.Latency = param.Latency.Truncate(time.Microsecond * 10)
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("[GIN] %v |%s %3d %s| %13v | %15s |%s %-7s %s %#v\n%s",
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[GIN] %v |%s %3d %s|%s %8v %s| %15s |%s %-7s %s %#v\n%s",
 		param.TimeStamp.Format("2006/01/02 - 15:04:05"),
 		statusColor, param.StatusCode, resetColor,
-		param.Latency,
+		latencyColor, param.Latency, resetColor,
 		param.ClientIP,
 		methodColor, param.Method, resetColor,
 		param.Path,

logger_test.go

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestLogger(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// I wrote these first (extending the above) but then realized they are more
 	// like integration tests because they test the whole logging process rather
-	// than individual functions.  Im not sure where these should go.
+	// than individual functions. I'm not sure where these should go.
 	buffer.Reset()
 	PerformRequest(router, http.MethodPost, "/example")
 	assert.Contains(t, buffer.String(), "200")
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestLoggerWithConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// I wrote these first (extending the above) but then realized they are more
 	// like integration tests because they test the whole logging process rather
-	// than individual functions.  Im not sure where these should go.
+	// than individual functions. I'm not sure where these should go.
 	buffer.Reset()
 	PerformRequest(router, http.MethodPost, "/example")
 	assert.Contains(t, buffer.String(), "200")
@@ -277,11 +277,11 @@ func TestDefaultLogFormatter(t *testing.T) {
 		isTerm:       false,
 	}
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN] 2018/12/07 - 09:11:42 | 200 |            5s |     20.20.20.20 | GET      \"/\"\n", defaultLogFormatter(termFalseParam))
-	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN] 2018/12/07 - 09:11:42 | 200 |    2743h29m3s |     20.20.20.20 | GET      \"/\"\n", defaultLogFormatter(termFalseLongDurationParam))
+	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN] 2018/12/07 - 09:11:42 | 200 |       5s |     20.20.20.20 | GET      \"/\"\n", defaultLogFormatter(termFalseParam))
+	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN] 2018/12/07 - 09:11:42 | 200 | 2743h29m0s |     20.20.20.20 | GET      \"/\"\n", defaultLogFormatter(termFalseLongDurationParam))
 
-	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN] 2018/12/07 - 09:11:42 |\x1b[97;42m 200 \x1b[0m|            5s |     20.20.20.20 |\x1b[97;44m GET     \x1b[0m \"/\"\n", defaultLogFormatter(termTrueParam))
-	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN] 2018/12/07 - 09:11:42 |\x1b[97;42m 200 \x1b[0m|    2743h29m3s |     20.20.20.20 |\x1b[97;44m GET     \x1b[0m \"/\"\n", defaultLogFormatter(termTrueLongDurationParam))
+	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN] 2018/12/07 - 09:11:42 |\x1b[97;42m 200 \x1b[0m|\x1b[97;41m       5s \x1b[0m|     20.20.20.20 |\x1b[97;44m GET     \x1b[0m \"/\"\n", defaultLogFormatter(termTrueParam))
+	assert.Equal(t, "[GIN] 2018/12/07 - 09:11:42 |\x1b[97;42m 200 \x1b[0m|\x1b[97;41m 2743h29m0s \x1b[0m|     20.20.20.20 |\x1b[97;44m GET     \x1b[0m \"/\"\n", defaultLogFormatter(termTrueLongDurationParam))
 }
 
 func TestColorForMethod(t *testing.T) {
@@ -317,6 +317,23 @@ func TestColorForStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, red, colorForStatus(2), "other things should be red")
 }
 
+func TestColorForLatency(t *testing.T) {
+	colorForLantency := func(latency time.Duration) string {
+		p := LogFormatterParams{
+			Latency: latency,
+		}
+		return p.LatencyColor()
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, white, colorForLantency(time.Duration(0)), "0 should be white")
+	assert.Equal(t, white, colorForLantency(time.Millisecond*20), "20ms should be white")
+	assert.Equal(t, green, colorForLantency(time.Millisecond*150), "150ms should be green")
+	assert.Equal(t, cyan, colorForLantency(time.Millisecond*250), "250ms should be cyan")
+	assert.Equal(t, yellow, colorForLantency(time.Millisecond*600), "600ms should be yellow")
+	assert.Equal(t, magenta, colorForLantency(time.Millisecond*1500), "1.5s should be magenta")
+	assert.Equal(t, red, colorForLantency(time.Second*3), "other things should be red")
+}
+
 func TestResetColor(t *testing.T) {
 	p := LogFormatterParams{}
 	assert.Equal(t, string([]byte{27, 91, 48, 109}), p.ResetColor())

response_writer.go

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const (
 	defaultStatus = http.StatusOK
 )
 
-var errHijackAlreadyWritten = errors.New("gin: response already written")
+var errHijackAlreadyWritten = errors.New("gin: response body already written")
 
 // ResponseWriter ...
 type ResponseWriter interface {
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ func (w *responseWriter) Written() bool {
 
 // Hijack implements the http.Hijacker interface.
 func (w *responseWriter) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
-	if w.Written() {
+	// Allow hijacking before any data is written (size == -1) or after headers are written (size == 0),
+	// but not after body data is written (size > 0). For compatibility with websocket libraries (e.g., github.com/coder/websocket)
+	if w.size > 0 {
 		return nil, nil, errHijackAlreadyWritten
 	}
 	if w.size < 0 {

response_writer_test.go

@@ -194,6 +194,64 @@ func TestResponseWriterHijackAfterWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Test: WebSocket compatibility - allow hijack after WriteHeaderNow(), but block after body data.
+func TestResponseWriterHijackAfterWriteHeaderNow(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                      string
+		action                    func(w ResponseWriter) error
+		expectWrittenBeforeHijack bool
+		expectHijackSuccess       bool
+		expectWrittenAfterHijack  bool
+		expectError               error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "hijack after WriteHeaderNow only should succeed (websocket pattern)",
+			action: func(w ResponseWriter) error {
+				w.WriteHeaderNow() // Simulate websocket.Accept() behavior
+				return nil
+			},
+			expectWrittenBeforeHijack: true,
+			expectHijackSuccess:       true, // NEW BEHAVIOR: allow hijack after just header write
+			expectWrittenAfterHijack:  true,
+			expectError:               nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "hijack after WriteHeaderNow + Write should fail",
+			action: func(w ResponseWriter) error {
+				w.WriteHeaderNow()
+				_, err := w.Write([]byte("test"))
+				return err
+			},
+			expectWrittenBeforeHijack: true,
+			expectHijackSuccess:       false,
+			expectWrittenAfterHijack:  true,
+			expectError:               errHijackAlreadyWritten,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			hijacker := &mockHijacker{ResponseRecorder: httptest.NewRecorder()}
+			writer := &responseWriter{}
+			writer.reset(hijacker)
+			w := ResponseWriter(writer)
+
+			require.NoError(t, tc.action(w), "unexpected error during pre-hijack action")
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectWrittenBeforeHijack, w.Written(), "unexpected w.Written() state before hijack")
+
+			_, _, hijackErr := w.Hijack()
+
+			if tc.expectError == nil {
+				require.NoError(t, hijackErr, "expected hijack to succeed")
+			} else {
+				require.ErrorIs(t, hijackErr, tc.expectError, "unexpected error from Hijack()")
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectHijackSuccess, hijacker.hijacked, "unexpected hijacker.hijacked state")
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectWrittenAfterHijack, w.Written(), "unexpected w.Written() state after hijack")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResponseWriterFlush(t *testing.T) {
 	testServer := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writer := &responseWriter{}

tree.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package gin
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
@@ -14,12 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/internal/bytesconv"
 )
 
-var (
-	strColon = []byte(":")
-	strStar  = []byte("*")
-	strSlash = []byte("/")
-)
-
 // Param is a single URL parameter, consisting of a key and a value.
 type Param struct {
 	Key   string
@@ -85,16 +78,13 @@ func (n *node) addChild(child *node) {
 }
 
 func countParams(path string) uint16 {
-	var n uint16
-	s := bytesconv.StringToBytes(path)
-	n += uint16(bytes.Count(s, strColon))
-	n += uint16(bytes.Count(s, strStar))
-	return n
+	colons := strings.Count(path, ":")
+	stars := strings.Count(path, "*")
+	return uint16(colons + stars)
 }
 
 func countSections(path string) uint16 {
-	s := bytesconv.StringToBytes(path)
-	return uint16(bytes.Count(s, strSlash))
+	return uint16(strings.Count(path, "/"))
 }
 
 type nodeType uint8